MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Civil Aeronautics Board said it would suspend all flights to and from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new virus outbreak that has claimed 17 lives. “The suspension of flights between Wuhan and points in the Philippines will be the first step,” CAB Director Carmelo Arcilla said in a televised press briefing Thursday. Royal Air Charter Service and Pan Pacific Airlines have flights to Wuhan, the CAB director said. More than 570 people have been infected with the virus across China. It has since been detected in Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.

Source: Philippine Star January 23, 2020 10:41 UTC